Conversations With Friends by Sally Rooney

Conversations With Friends by Sally RooneyA SUNDAY TIMES, OBSERVER AND TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR A SUNDAY TIMES TOP 100 NOVEL OF THE TWENTY FIRST CENTURY Frances is twenty one years old, cool headed and observant. A student in Dublin and an aspiring writer, at night she performs spoken word with her best friend Bobbi, who used to be her girlfriend. When they are interviewed and then befriended by Melissa, a well known journalist who is married to Nick, an actor, they enter a world of

an awkward young prince

' The Sunday Independent

no one would speak of it

visual romp from the acclaimed author-illustrator of A Bit Lost and Shh

this haunting novel is an unflinching portrayal of a woman's innermost fears and desires

while the game of 'I Spy' keeps children enthralled

and about how hard it is to see ourselves clearly through a culture that revolves around the self

Two children

resilience and bravery

poet and philosopher John O'Donohue draws upon his Celtic heritage and the love of his native landscape

Recklessly

a place to call home